Title: The challenges of distance assessment in higher education – a case study

Authors: Viktorija Florjančič

Addresses: Faculty of Management, University of Primorska, Izolska vrata 2, 6000 Koper, Slovenia

Abstract: The article presents the challenges of introducing e-assessment at a traditional university where teachers did not extensively use online learning until the first wave of the COVID-19 epidemic. The ad hoc switch to online learning environments is known as emergency remote teaching because it was not planned. The first research supports other authors' findings that even teachers who already skilled ICT users in pedagogical practice faced some problems. Most of the challenges are related to exam proctoring. After a year of emergency remote teaching, the second survey results show a positive impact on education – teachers became more confident, developed new teaching methods, and became more skilled ICT users. Teachers' exchanging of best practices seems to be an essential lever for the teachers' improvement. The cheating issues are still a focus.

Keywords: distance exams; COVID-19; higher education; Slovenia.

DOI: 10.1504/IJLT.2022.123685

International Journal of Learning Technology, 2022 Vol.17 No.1, pp.77 - 93

Received: 06 May 2021
Accepted: 18 Oct 2021
Published online: 30 Jun 2022 *

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